National Bank of Canada FI Buys Shares of 210,900 Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

National Bank of Canada FI purchased a new position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 210,900 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,029,000. National Bank of Canada FI owned 0.13% of Janus Henderson Group as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of JHG. Foundry Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Janus Henderson Group during the 2nd quarter valued at $566,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 4.4% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,090,743 shares of the company's stock valued at $272,741,000 after acquiring an additional 344,582 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 97.7% during the second quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 28,049 shares of the company's stock worth $946,000 after acquiring an additional 13,861 shares during the last quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 210.6% in the third quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 228,276 shares of the company's stock worth $8,690,000 after acquiring an additional 154,778 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AdvisorShares Investments LLC purchased a new position in Janus Henderson Group in the second quarter valued at about $485,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:JHG traded down $0.17 during trading on Thursday, reaching $44.14. 760,229 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,025,801. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.49. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $27.63 and a 12 month high of $45.74. The company has a 50 day moving average of $42.46 and a 200-day moving average of $37.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $624.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $600.88 million. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 17.33%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.64 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.43 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.53%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.66%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on JHG. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.63.

About Janus Henderson Group

Janus Henderson Group plc is an asset management holding entity. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides services to institutional, retail clients, and high net worth clients. It manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm also manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients.